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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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